Best revolver nipple wrench

[Rebel]

I have an old 1971 made Uberti 1858 Remington with 5 Very stuck nipples. I tried soaking in Kroll. No luck. Then i soaked in Liquid Wrench penetrating oil and i even put an old nipple wrench on and smacked it with a hammer some. Still no luck. So, which is the strongest most durable nipple wrench? The Ted Cash ratcheting or the Slix Shot T. Or some other? I already rounded the edges on a Traditions T and a Track Of The Wolf T.

 

[wiscoaster]

The wrenches Slix Springs sells are pretty robust. The Traditions wrenches most certainly are not. I think I also remember seeing a post here somewhere and somewhen where somebody had modified a hex socket wrench driver to fit a revolver nipple. If you have or can make a wrench with a nice tight fit then you can put the cylinder in a vise (pad protected, of course) and get some decent torque using a pipe wrench over the nipple wrench's cross bar.

 

[Rebel]

Thanks. I put 2 dowels in my vise to fit in 2 of the chambers and then put the cylinder over them so i could get more leverage.
Still nothing. I have heard good things about both the Slix Shot and Cash but have never used either.

 

[russellshaffer]

After bending a couple of nipple wrenches I filed a notch in a 3/16 by 1/4 drive socket. It looks thin and flimsy but it took the nipples right out of my 1851 Pietta. 1/4 drive sockets are cheap so if you screw one up it's not a worry. Some guys use Dremels to cut the notch but I just filed it with a flat file on edge. Try it.

 

[Rebel]

Thank you. I may just give that a try.

 

[FishDFly]

Tedd Cash is the best that there is..

You might try putting the cylinder is a sonic vibrator and Liquid Wrench.

The very best penetrating stuff is BP Blaster. Hose down the cylinder with it and put it in a Baggy for a week. Nipples will come out.

 

[Rebel]

Thanks

 

[COTNTOP]

I took a nut driver and filed the slot, it works great and think it was a 9MM.

 

[Rebel]

Thanks everyone, Right now i am filing on a socket.

 

[Jappo]

Has anyone used an impact driver ?

 

[russellshaffer]

Plenty of times on machinery but pretty drastic for a firearm.

 

[Dude]

Actually, the best penetrating oil is Power Steering Fluid (PSF) and acetone 50/50 mix.

Heat with a small torch, tap on it, torque it clockwise, then counter clockwise, tap on the socket while torqueing, then go through all those steps again, and again, and again.......

Be patient. Yeah, I know, after a little while it feels like it's never coming, like it's welded in - but then, suddenly, there will be a snap and the wrench will move slightly. There will be the slightest movement. Go back and forth - tighten, loosen - but don't force it or it'll get stuck all over again. What you want is for the movement to draw penetrant deeper each time. Very quickly you'll get more movement until finally it'll thread out.

 

[Sorry Dude]

I ended up having to use an easy out.

 

[Packrat]

Try Brake fluid , my old car mechanic swore by it

 

[Tenring]

Put the Cylinder in the Freezer for 2 hours and break them free.

 

[Rebel]

Now that's a New thought.

 

[RMFnLA]

I’m cleaning up an original 1848 Pocket and did the ATF/acetone thing, and it worked great!

Ted Cash sockets in a Wheeler screwdriver, locked the whole thing down in a machinists vise for leverage.

 

[RMFnLA]

I’m cleaning up an original 1848 Pocket and did the ATF/acetone thing, and it worked great!

Ted Cash sockets in a Wheeler screwdriver, locked the whole thing down in a machinists vise for leverage.

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[Rebel]

Where did you buy the sockets?